_A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042._ This and the five following Psalms the Jews termed, הלל _, hallel, or, the great hallel, from_ הללו יה , hallelujah, the first word of this Psalm. They were used at the feasts of the new moons, and on other festival solemnities, and especially on the paschal night, when they... [ Continue Reading ]
_Praise, O ye servants of the Lord_ Ye Levites, who are peculiarly devoted to this solemn work, and sometimes termed God's servants, in a special sense, and all you faithful souls. _Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time_, &c. Let not the work of praising God die with us, but let those that... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord is high above all nations_ Superior to all princes and bodies of people in the world; _and his glory above the heavens_ Whereas the glory of earthly monarchs is confined to this lower world, and to small pittances of it, the glory of God doth not only fill the earth, but heaven too, where... [ Continue Reading ]
_He raiseth up the poor_ Yet, great and glorious as he is, he stoops so low as to regard and advance those whom all men, even their own brethren, slight and despise; _out of the dust_, &c. From a most contemptible and miserable condition; _that he may set him with princes_ In equal honour and power... [ Continue Reading ]
_He maketh the barren woman to keep house_ Hebrew, מושׁיבי הבית, _moshibi habaith, to dwell in a house_, or _family_, or _among children_, namely, born of her. In the sacred history of the Old Testament, we find many instances of barren women, who were miraculously made to bear children. Isaac, Jose... [ Continue Reading ]